greek gods are not like humans, humans are like greek gods. the difference is that e are mortal and they are immortal. they only have powers because the take care of their section of the earth.
The Gods are anthropomorphized in myths to make them more understandable and comprehensible for the minds of mortals. Their true nature is so great that mortals an never fully comprehend them.
Although they could change form, the gods could normally be considered human-like in appearance. They also possess many traits of humans such as jealousy, anger, lust, love, and sympathy.
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the Egyptian gods had the heads of animal;the greek gods looked like humans.
Ancient Greek religion was polytheistic. There were 12 main deities which made up the pantheon. These gods were recognized by the ancient Greeks but the gods were recognized in different ways by a wide variety of Greeks.
Unlike the Greek mythology, early Roman religion did not see their gods as engaging in human-like activities. There are no accounts of such things as where they would live. They were known as protectors of various aspects of human life, with a very complex hierarchy. Only later, when large parts of Greek mythology were borrowed, we see more anthropomorphic characteristics ascribed to Roman gods, as well as many Greek gods added to the Roman pantheon. Many of these "new" gods were believed to have lived on mount Olympus, which is the highest mountain in Greece.
the roman and greek gods were had human traits such as jealosy anger and things like that so it really just was on if you pissed them off and stuff
The Greek gods chose whatever form they wanted, if they wanted to be human they became that.
the classical Greek's did not believe in giving a human-like form to their gods.
The Greek gods were portrayed with human characteristics to make them more relatable to the people. By giving gods attributes like jealousy, love, and anger, the ancient Greeks were able to understand and explain the complexities of human emotions through their mythology. It also served to offer moral lessons and teach about virtues and vices.
Greek gods and goddesses could change their appearances from human (old, young, hair color - exc.) to animals (cows, swans, fly, goat).
The Greek gods looked just like humans,
The Greek gods were personifications of forces of nature and abstract ideals, like victory or sleep. They Greeks made the gods in their own image, giving them all-too-human personalities and traits (such as hubris, lust and jealousy).
She, like all Greek gods and goddesses, could make mistakes. This being a trait of humanity.
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Those 3 gods of the ancient Greek pantheon were notoriously lustful. The Greek gods were psychologically very much like human beings, they were just more powerful.
Hades, like all Greek gods and goddesses was given human qualities, and ultimately it is for the individual to recognize these.
Most likely, the Greek gods and goddesses were created in human form because they were created by humans who visualized them as being humans, only with greater powers. People have always designed there belief systems in ways that they can relate to the Deities in them.
no, they are supposidly born from the earth sky and water zues and other powerful gods can create new gods or creatures like cyclops